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Detroit’s not really that cold though, and it’s much milder than Minneapolis in the winter. Detroit’s coldest winter high is 32 in January, 35 in February, and 36 in December. Snow doesn’t stay on the ground all winter, and rain is not uncommon throughout the winter. Last year there was barely any snow on the ground at all, with quite mild temperatures!
Detroit is also not that far north, its about the same latitude as Rome Italy and the Northern California border!

I am surprised to see places like Detroit and Minneapolis listed, after all they are famous for thier snow and cold being as far north as they are. Marquette Michigan has been mentioned too, a truly beautiful place but cold and snowy is an understatement when discussing its climate. Still it has to be one of the most beautiful settings in the country, surrounded by wilderness and stunning Lake Superior frontage. One of my favorite places I have ever been....during summer lol.

Of course ďbest weatherĒ is highly dependent on what one is looking for. If mild summers and long cold snowy winters are your thing then the Upper Midwest is your paradise. If you hate cold the upper Midwest is a place you will find miserable.

Frankly, I feel "good Midwestern weather" to be an oxymoron. Who needs their hot summers and cold, cold winters? However, "best Midwestern weather" is a bit different. I'd pick northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin, taking in Chicago and Milwaukee.

Detroitís not really that cold though, and itís much milder than Minneapolis in the winter. Detroitís coldest winter high is 32 in January, 35 in February, and 36 in December. Snow doesnít stay on the ground all winter, and rain is not uncommon throughout the winter. Last year there was barely any snow on the ground at all, with quite mild temperatures!
Detroit is also not that far north, its about the same latitude as Rome Italy and the Northern California border!

Your post contains a fact lost on many people. The far northern USA....in this case Michigan is not really that far north compared to Europe. The USA is somewhat of a southerly nation. Where I live in Tennessee the latitude is the same as North Africa. North America has cold winters because it is a large continental mass which extends into the polar regions with a jet stream that steers cold air masses further south than in most parts of the world. That is why it is so hot here in summer followed by extreme cold in winter. Even the parts of Canada most people live in are not really that far north, Europeans would consider Torontoís latitude downright southerly.

Your post contains a fact lost on many people. The far northern USA....in this case Michigan is not really that far north compared to Europe. The USA is somewhat of a southerly nation. Where I live in Tennessee the latitude is the same as North Africa. North America has cold winters because it is a large continental mass which extends into the polar regions with a jet stream that steers cold air masses further south than in most parts of the world. That is why it is so hot here in summer followed by extreme cold in winter. Even the parts of Canada most people live in are not really that far north, Europeans would consider Toronto’s latitude downright southerly.

A good example of this point is to compare it two places I've been to- Tromso, Norway and Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Climate graphs are attached below. Check the difference between the record low temperatures in Eagle River compared to Tromso.

Cool graphs, Iím a bit of a nerd on stuff like that. When you think of how far north Norway is you canít help but be impressed on how livable the climate is. Really compared to North America your looking at Hudson Bay north complete with polar bears. We Americans see Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota as far north but they set on the 45 degrees of latitude.....only halfway north to the pole. Most places in the world at that latitude are not cold places. The summer in the upper Midwest can achieve some impressive high temps, and it does so frequently. This hints at the true southerly nature of the USA. Our terrible tornado history is a result of these dueling air masses in the eastern two thirds of North America. No place on earth has the tornado problem we do. Itís easy to argue that the USA has some of the craziest weather on the planet.

Frankly, I feel "good Midwestern weather" to be an oxymoron. Who needs their hot summers and cold, cold winters? However, "best Midwestern weather" is a bit different. I'd pick northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin, taking in Chicago and Milwaukee.

Hot summers? The Midwest averages 80s in the summer, with many places having average highs in the 70s. And CO gets just as cold as the Midwest, and many times snowier as well. I wont mention how late and early snow arrives in CO as well. Texans and Coloradans are a bizarre lot. You always brag about your weather, when in reality its the PITS!

Hot summers? The Midwest averages 80s in the summer, with many places having average highs in the 70s. And CO gets just as cold as the Midwest, and many times snowier as well. I wont mention how late and early snow arrives in CO as well. Texans and Coloradans are a bizarre lot. You always brag about your weather, when in reality its the PITS!

LOL, "the Midwest". The Midwest covers a lot of territory, from the Canadian border to well south of I-70, from Ohio west to the state lines of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.

I would like to see some documentation of a place with highs in the 70s in July anywhere in the MW.
Upper midwestern states:
Bismark, ND: July 24, 85; Jan. 12, 23
Fargo, ND: July 24, 83; Jan. 15, 19
Pierre, SD:July 18, 90; Jan 2, 30
Rapid City, SD: July 27, 87; Jan. 1, 35

Well, I found one city with an average warmest high in the 70s in July-Mackinac Island, MI in way northern Michigan: July 25,76; Jan. 30, 25
Also International Falls, MN: July 24, 78, on the Canadian border; Jan. 15, 16Bold = below freezing.
All figures from Weatherspark: https://weatherspark.com/y/3709/Aver...tes-Year-Round

Note we have much higher winter temps than these other cities.
Denver, July 10, 89; December 30, 44

I would like to see some documentation of a place with highs in the 70s in July anywhere in the MW.
Upper midwestern states:
Bismark, ND: July 24, 85; Jan. 12, 23
Fargo, ND: July 24, 83; Jan. 15, 19
Pierre, SD:July 18, 90; Jan 2, 30
Rapid City, SD: July 27, 87; Jan. 1, 35

Well, I found one city with an average warmest high in the 70s in July-Mackinac Island, MI in way northern Michigan: July 25,76; Jan. 30, 25
Also International Falls, MN: July 24, 78, on the Canadian border; Jan. 15, 16Bold = below freezing.
All figures from Weatherspark: https://weatherspark.com/y/3709/Aver...tes-Year-Round

Note we have much higher winter temps than these other cities.
Denver, July 10, 89; December 30, 44

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